Bring together a family on Google

When yous join a family grouping, you can share family unit services across Google with up to 5 family members.

Important: The 5 family members includes family members who have been invited to join your family unit but have non yet accustomed their invite.

How family groups work

When you join a family grouping, you can:

  • Use the family payment method: Your family managing director must set upward a family payment method earlier y'all can employ it for purchases on Google Play
  • Utilize family unit services: Use or subscribe to family services like Google One, Google Play Family unit Library, or YouTube Premium family plan. Children under 13 (or applicable historic period in their state) volition have limited admission to some YouTube features. To find services available for your family, become to g.co/YourFamily

Bring together a family group

If someone invited you to bring together their family unit, y'all'll go an e-mail or text message with your invitation. Follow the instructions on the invitation to join the family group.

What information family members encounter about ane another

When you join a family unit, your family unit members may see your proper noun, photo, and email address.

Because your family unit manager is responsible for the family payment method, they'll get receipts for annihilation y'all purchased using the family payment method.

Your family members volition be able to see content added to your Family unit Library.

If your family shares a Google One membership, your family unit members will be able to see how much shared storage y'all've used. Your files aren't shared with your family.

Requirements for joining a family

To join a family unit group, you must:

  • Have a Google Account. You can't join a family with a Google Account from your piece of work, school, or other organization.
  • Live in the aforementioned country as the family managing director.
  • Not be function of some other family unit grouping.
  • Not have switched family groups in the last 12 months.

Leave or switch family groups

Before you can switch family groups, you need to get out the one you're currently in.

What happens when you leave your family unit group

  • Y'all can only switch families every 12 months. If you exit a family unit grouping and join a new i, you won't exist able to join another family group for 12 months.
  • Yous won't exist able to make purchases using the family payment method. Any awaiting purchases might still exist charged.
  • You lot'll lose admission to Google Play Family Library, and any items added by family unit members.
  • Any purchases you added to Google Play Family Library will exist removed, and your family unit members will lose access to them.
  • If your family shares a Google One membership and y'all are the Google 1 program manager, your family members will stop using your shared storage. If someone runs out of storage, their files volition stay rubber merely they won't be able to shop new things. Larn more than almost what happens when people run out of space.
    • Your family will also lose access to actress member benefits and Google experts.
  • If your family shares a Google One membership and someone else is the Google One plan manager, y'all will lose admission to their shared storage, actress member benefits, and Google experts.
  • You'll keep your Google Account, and whatever content you lot purchased using the family payment method.

Leave your family group

Important: If yous're a family director, y'all tin't leave your family grouping.

Mobile or web browser

Important: If you've set upward your family on different Google products (Play store, Family Link, Google I), you can besides leave your family within those products by post-obit the instructions below.

Play Shop app

Family Link app

Note: Family unit Link is only available in certain areas. To become Family unit Link, sign up at yard.co/YourFamily.

Google app​

  1. Open up the Google One app Google One.
  2. At the top, tap Settings.
  3. Tap Manage family settings and then Manage family group.
  4. In the top right, tap Moreast More and then Leave family unit and then Fiftyeave group.
  5. Blazon your password, then tap Confirm.

Troubleshoot problems

Problem with my invitation

Invitation was already used

Each invitation has a unique sign-up link that can only exist used once.

If you forward your invitation to someone else, they tin utilise your unique link to join the family group.

If y'all used your invitation with another Google Account, y'all can get out the family group and ask for another invitation to utilise with your other email address.

Invitation expired

Invitations to join a family unit expire in 2 weeks.

If your invitation expired, contact the family unit manager and ask them to transport yous a new invitation.

I got an mistake

Trouble joining family unit group

  • Switching families: You tin can merely switch families once every 12 months.
  • Land restriction: You demand to live in the aforementioned country every bit your family manager.

Your family group is disabled

Your family manager needs to visit myaccount.google.comto restore their business relationship.

Y'all're already in a family group

You can only be in one family group at a time. If yous want to join a unlike family group, you northeed to leave your current family unit group, then bring together the new one.

My family manager deleted our family group

If your family manager deletes your family group:

  • You won't exist able to make purchases using the family payment method. Any awaiting purchases might still be charged.
  • You'll lose access to Google Play Family Library and any items added by family members.
  • Any purchases you added to Google Play Family unit Library wi ll exist removed, and your family members volition lose admission to them.
  • If your family shares a Google One membership and you are the Google I program manager, your family members will finish using your shared storage. If someone runs out of storage, their files will due southtay safe but they won't be able to store new things. Acquire more near what happens when people run out of infinite.
    • Your family will also lose admission to extra member benefits and Google experts.
  • If y'allr family shares a Google One membership and someone else is the Google One plan manager, you will lose access to their shared storage, extra member benefits, and Google experts.
  • You'll go on your Google Account and any content you buyd using the family payment method.

Note: Y'all can only change family groups odue northce per year. If you bring together or create a new family group, yous won't be able to join some other i for 12 months.

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